Zion's Harp
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194. THE CITY OF GOD

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​Author:  Karl Philipp Spitta (1801-1859)
​Composer:  Johannes Schmidlin (1722-1772)​

​1. God has built on firm foundation
    His holy city and the nations
    In unbelief against it stand.
    Yet it shall endure forever,
    And men shall see with fear and wonder
    Who governs it with mighty hand.
    The God of Israel
    Within its gates does dwell;
    Hallelujah! Rejoice with glee,
    For blest shall be
    Whose priv’lege is to dwell with Thee.
 
2. Zion’s gates the Lord is blessing;
    His grace upon them He’s dispensing,
    And makes their bars and crossbeams fast,
    Fills its citizens with pleasure,
    Rewards and blesses without measure
    Those who will trust Him to the last.
    How noble is His grace!
    With patience He always
    Bears His children. O City rare,
    So rich and fair,
    Which God does as His own declare!
 
3. Great and holy is the teaching
    His messengers in thee are preaching,
    Such as no other nation hears.
    God’s own Word is thy salvation;
    He gives His Spirit’s inspiration,
    By which all darkness disappears.
    We hear from time to time
    Thy gospel’s lovely chime:
    “Grace eternal. How sweet the sound
    That here is found,
    Where crowns of endless life abound!
 
4. Dry your tears, ye hearts nigh broken,
    Of Zion it shall yet be spoken:
    “Her citizens in number grow!”
    Men shall see with fear and wonder
    How God builds Zion; they shall ponder
    The grace and strength He doth bestow.
    Lift up your souls and hearts;
    The nations’ day departs.
    Then His day comes; Zion shall rise,
    And Judah’s eyes
    The One it pierced will recognize!
 
5. Mother thou of ev’ry nation,
    That here hath sought and found salvation,
    O Zion, thou shalt truly be.
    What a chorus of rejoicing
    Shall once the saints in thee be voicing!
    The Fount of Life is found in thee.
    In thee the waters well
    That every thirst can still.
    Hallelujah! From death’s dread cave,
    From dangers grave,
    No one but Zion’s God can save!
 
6. Zion’s city, God’s creation,
    Thou shalt be mother of the nation
    That finds eternal life in Thee!
    Songs of praising and rejoicing
    From Thee to heaven will be rising;
    In Thee the stream of life shall be!
    From Thee the waters burst
    That quench the burning thirst.
    Hallelujah! Save us from death,
    From all distress,
    Thou, Zion’s God of righteousness!

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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements